PDS supports your sleep practice with professionals who have invested their careers in sleep medicine. Each carries impressive credentials in their respective area and regularly participates in professional development
Sleep Physician
Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Rizan Hajal, MD, FCCP
Board- certified in sleep medicine, pulmonary medicine, internal medicine and critical care.
Our board-certified sleep physician performs the following:
- Interprets your sleep data
- Makes diagnosis
- Recommends or prescribes treatment
- Interacts, consults and educates your physicians
- Remains on the forefront of sleep medicine
Assistant Professor, Department of Internal Medicine, University of South Dakota-School of Medicine, Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Since 2002
Joined PDS, 2005
Medical licensure: South Dakota, North Dakota, Minnesota, Iowa, Nebraska, Michigan
In addition to a list of research accomplishments, Dr. Hajal is considered a notable authority on sleep related diagnosis and treatment.
Fellowship 1999-2002
Pulmonary, Critical Care, Sleep Medicine, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, University Hospital, Saint Luke’s-Roosevelt Hospital Center, New York.
Internship/Residency 1997-1999
Internal Medicine, State University of New York at Stony Brook Health Sciences Campus, Nassau University Medical Center, East Meadow, New York
Medical Degree 1988-1995
Saint Joseph University School of Medicine, Beirut, Lebanon